Duplicating device



May 20, 1930. MOLEOD DUPLICATING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 3, 1928 MayZO, 1930. J D, MCLEOD 1,759,795

DUPLICATING DEVICE Filed Feb. 5, 1928 2 Sheets -Sheec- 2 lvver for m- 4 II'I'u'IM LS 21111 6 ifibmftheltdpc Oh'-the Work plate, I place an ink pad 3 jancl is shcw as provided at theends I with endzhems 14 a1id l5 and'in the hems I vin gttmt may strip 16 nd, ir

front end ofthewcrk plate is supplied with "gar i'number Lof anchcr pins herein jshown as a I en e is y ed-Sp d JI Qi WS'SlB ap t 7 the screws pass-through thehemjl land vsu tl 'abl-eholes 19 prcvidedin'thefcross strip l6.

a fastened by the pins toflthe iwork plate, it

v P .5 will be seen that the endof the'pad contain- 7 J the strip 17 extendsb eycrrd the-other I end of the ork plate, [The advantage'of this Will be shortly apparent. The stencil sheet 7: QOLem' SlOyed; is place -ever" the ink pad and.

V itjs provided at the *fiQPgOI" front end with' art attached reiriforcihgstrip. 21 nd= the; re-r inforcing strip; is supplied i oinin its up- "per-[edge with key hc-le slots :22; theilarge lends which, I I

h V are adaplted. receive-the .7 r heads ef thescrews l8 a nd the smallf-ehds-qf which receiveithe sha lisqtthescrews "[ThlS irahgeinentperr its me .t c' readily attach the l 1 top; end "cf-the stencil sheet, iii positienfe'verf thei'we j k own mann r the FYPQWritQ Zr E ciII QWheIi-ithe jpja'd has V ehdbeihgiahchMed hylthe scre'w's' andithe 4 1 weri en 1;o er1ying the cross strip 1-7 which is-at'f siich'timefingthe same' m e as the "zplatefl2, it beingiihder'stoodat this" time then grabsi theglctver or bottom 7 thestencil sheet "between the thumb'sand strip 7 that the. plate 5121s frhioved from the box. 7 v e r ff Pedn ffihef ll: e t b i h y stretehjdbverthfworkplate. Afterthe'sten:

'1; 5 cilran dapadi h e bee t e d, ei i h plate; and parts thereon are V bo'xfiesting on the J0 i hammer kb iprovid djan hat fij ii-bf a cuf f erttheppe ehd'ahd'jivbrking,tbwards the bcttontj The 13 This padin Figures 7 mentionithatin doing the wcrktone should f ipreferablyhold say the upperleftharidcorr ed'sheett 'After'thejt'op e d dfthe ink padihas been;

Thestehcihshee'tfl isplaced inf a typewrite I Whe're (me l7 nd: hilst holding' i tj; in strip e dap fiibn und rly ng the end G gt Plate 5 hfif ion causes both the i k over theisid'es of the a 1 m i g 7. 'placedii'nt hg e, aSejbOardand Willflthend T V a 'f 'bei catea'towarasiytheitbp"end 11 P i fes P rtvf'the equi ment of e ,7 I

machine i e fi ol -23iefitted withia;

face 7 6f the paper'sheetfstartiiig atthe" tcp on the latter arid'onto thepaperfi I might ner cfthe paper between his finger "and '7 7 thumb and then'raise the paper (from the V stencil sheettdfolloW the rcller as'itis' bein g l drli verjheetfte be"p nt d- 1 Th 9- T l avoids any possibility ct smudgin g thepriiitlln'higureshand'65'IhaVe shdwiramodified Way of holding thelirik pad andzst'encilsheet i firmly ihfjglace In this-modified f0rm5'theff 7 Work plate iss0niewhatshorter1ahd itilies' 7 i directly cn'the Ib'ase beard and the base board," 39 h is'crcss slotted-as indicated at 2 5 and 26 at "if r the ends of the overlying lwcrli:platcQI-"Iir I each .of these slots, I Y

h Pk 8 1 e, e me nd e th i lik pad" s are fittdijwith CI'QSS' reds- 29, 'ahd- 3Q which prcj ect -lcfey'jnd the: edges bf i the gpadi Th pad is held firmly stretched over the i vork'. plate byiifiserting' Iie endllcfjeachfc'f 'th reds ingoneio'fthe;eyeslaiidthehcatching th h 7 v other end of each rodji pned-thehd kstiob} The i pper end oft-he stencil sheetis' fan chered to s'crews'BlceflespOhdihgt TthOseIS 1 ahdthe lower end is wrapped-armlhd the 3 lower hemcf the ink pad and is so r :1 gl f i 'f 1 V V desirestqpri'ntcard Whichar scmeWhat stifier thanlthe rcu stoniary lette paper, it convenient to utilizf fa "00 m 7 hined liner and holder as h0WILin-Eigi1re7 Such appliance comprises two similar" shaped spring clips 32'and" 33 hichiarei cc nect'edbya crossrodfih .Tothe'rod Iseciire e t e '5; hei e ving e edg tolled around he jrod arid fastened 'theretp by ipinsi 1 36 andthe. other edge-free andincliningiieraj;

i y p rd y- ZA-QSP Tg 7Y Q 16d around each'endbithercdjand haseneendf. fastened thereto and the other endfastened ;to the clip, and 'the'action cfthe'spiingsg is in "an i'upivardly; 111cl1I 1iig p0s1t 0n, combination liner and holder isIdfesigned -tci take any; desired adjusted; pcsiti'c pn1='the:

te normally held the free edge of lthe-fpl'atef u per edge "of the ibox',itl1e}"c1ips"sprirrgihg When cards are of the istencilfsh'eet, the; plate io er1yingi the; jstencils' sheet. The" card tc be printed Will -be placed 'With; "its upper iendb'uttirig the rolled edge of the "plate 351. which Serves a as a limrinrthe cardg' QTheIinclihed'plate.

v 35 Will act tcnOrma-lly hold th g ffthe stencil V V e of the stenci1; When plieisi using the r 1 1er,- however, he starts "the'end Qfthi bard iehi -i yin len e plate 53 1 6 pressure exerted on-thelrcller will; cause; the plate 35 to swing dcwll 'tdvilardsthe stencil As the roller moves away from the p1ate35,

the plate Will swing up and Will accordingly act to raise the card from the stencil and so i flat surfaced upper face,

avoid the possibility ofsmudging. r What I claim as' my invention is V -,1. In a duplicating device, a rigid non perforated base member having, a smooth anink pad lying" on the said face and stretched to lie flat on said face and a stencil sheet forapplication on the upper faceof the pad. v 2.-'In a duplicating device, a rigid non-' perforated base member havinga smooth flat surfaced upper face, an'inl: pad lying on said upper face, means for "stretching the pad to cause'it tolie flat on the said face andastencil sheet lying on thepad.

3. In, a duplicating -.device, a rigid non- I perforated work plate presenting a smooth flat-lying upper" face, an ink pad lying on. the said upper face and means for stretching the pad over the said face to remove Wrinkles;

, 4. In a duplicating device, a rigid nonperforated Work plate presenting a smooth flat-lying upper face, an ink pad lying on r the said upper face, means; for stretching the pad overthe said face to remove Wrinkles plate having and a stencil-sheet 'overlying'the pad;

5. In a duplicating device, a rigid Work platehaving a smooth flat-lying face, an ink pad lying on the upper face'of the plate and having one end detachably end of the plate and the otherend extending "beyond, the other endoffthe plate and" adapted to be foldedunderneath the 'plate' and permitting of the stretching of the pad over the upper face of the plate.

of the casing, the clips,

a cross rod extending between i an inclined plate having one edge 7 attachedpermanentlyto the rod and coiled springs mounted on the ends of the rod, each of said springs having one end fastened to adjacent clip.

,7 Signed'at 'SaskatoomiSask, this 23rd. day

of November, 1927. 7 I

7 JOHN .D. ,MoLEOD.

the rod and the other end fastened to the fastened to one .7

, 6. In a duplicating device,' 'a rigid .vvork a smooth fl'at-lying upper face, an ink pad lying on the upper face ofthe' plate and having onejend' detachably fas -r tened to one end .ofthe plate and the other 7 end extending beyond the otherend of the plate and provided with ahem and a rigid cross strip inserted in the hem,saidstrip being adapted to be folded underneath the work plate to effect the'stretching of the pa d over the Work plate." '7. In a duplicating device, plate'having a smooth flat-lying upper face,

anchor; pins extending upvvardlyfrom, one endof the plate and in transverse alignment,

'- an ink 'pad lyin i on the upper zplateand providhd ateachend I I rigid cross strips contained Within the hems,

55 3 one of said cross strips being provided'with face ofthe with a hem,

I casing, of a combined a llnerand holder comprising' opposing spring clips adapted to releasablyengage the sides 

